Washington DC: The United States Telegraph and Commercial Herald, 1826. 1826 Washington DC newspaper with a front page AD - A LOTTERY for THE SALE of Thomas Jefferson's estate of MONTICELLO. COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the United States Telegraph (Washington, DC) dated in 1826. This newspaper contains a 5" x...... More
New York: The New York Herald, 1861. A BEAUTIFUL original 1861 newspaper with a full, front-page map showing Union and Confederate troop dispositions just outside of Washington, DC, in Northern Virginia after the Battle of Bull Run. This historic depicts the front of war during its first year and..... More
New York: New York Tribune, 1864. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1864 issue of the New York Tribune, dated October 18, 1864, with a long and detailed front-page report announcing that the border state of Maryland has officially abolished slavery, to take effect on November 1st of the same year... More
Baltimore County, Md: State of Maryland, 1866. Quarto. An outstanding 1866 CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER DISCHARGE BOUNTY document from JOHN W ELLIS, an infantry soldier in Company F of Purnells Maryland Legion. COMPLETE, ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR DOCUMENT, dated December 28, 1866, with fantastic MARYLAND CIVIL WAR and PURNELL'S LEGION..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. An original BEAUTIFUL 1877 hand-colored street map of NORTHEAST, Maryland and surrounding area in Cecil County, along Maryland's Eastern Shore This map features property owner names and some building footprints as they were shortly after the Civil War during the last..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. An original BEAUTIFUL 1877 hand-colored street map of Queenstown, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with surrounding area. This map features property owner names and some building footprints as they were shortly after the Civil War during the..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. A beautiful hand-colored map of maryland, Delaware and DC with a list of Railroads, destinations and distances in vignette in the lower left corner. Railroads featured include many now defunct regional lines including Eastern Shore, Wicomico and Pocomoke, Baltimore, Hampden &..... More
n.d. c.1877. 1st Edition. Folio. Original c.1877 hand-colored map of Salem, Massachusetts, featuring building footprints, some property owner names, and original street names and map sponsors. In vignette in the upper left corner is a higher-level map of Salem depicting the surrounding area. Featured on the map..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1902. Beautiful 1902 color map of baltimore, Maryland. This map features Baltimore landmarks such as Druid Hill Park, Greenmount Cemetery, Fort McHenry, the B&O Railroad's Camden Station, which now serves as the dramatic backdrop at the home of the Baltimore Orioles, Camden yards, and..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1917. GORGEOUS WW I-Era Street Map of New York city, featuring many iconic NYC landmarks. The Polo Grounds, home of the New York Yankees in 1917, is represented, as is Central Park, Grand Central Station, Battery Park, the Brooklyn Bridge and many more. Most..... More
1958. A beautiful 1958 movie theatre advertising poster for the re-release off the 1927 classic 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel. "Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) is a silent film directed by Harry A. Pollard and released by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1852. Later printings. Quarto. Two 1852 facsimile printings of advertisements of the Committee for Tarring and Feathering, addressed to the Delaware Pilots respecting the arrival of the Tea Ship Polly. The first is a notice of the arrival of the Tea ship Polly, laden..... More
c.1970s. Beautiful c.1970s Hand-Carved Patriotic Eagle carrying the U.S. Stars and Stripes Shield in Flight. This piece likely was carved mear the Bicentennial in 1976. Painted in Red, white, blue, yellow and black, this wall hanging measures 19" X 13" framed, with the obligatory 'E Pluribus Unum' hand..... More
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. 1st Edition. A SPECTACULAR 1822 hand-colored map of Washington, DC, drawn by Fielding Lucas. The lithographic indentation encompassing the large center of this map is still quite sharp and very desirable. This map breaks down populations by Whites, Free Blacks and Slaves in DC at..... More
Fairbanks, AK: Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, c.1953. A handsome c.1953 street map of Fairbanks, Alaska with historic phot collage on the verso, including photos of an Eskimo family, an aerial view of the city, the summertime midnight sun, and a dog sledding race. The map features, in vignette on..... More
New York: Niagara Lithography Co., 1919. Christy, Howard Chandler. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic bond posters of WW I and one of Howard Chandler Christy's most beloved. This original WW I propaganda poster features a monumental Lady Columbia, rising from the ocean before a billowing American..... More
New York: 1918. Foringer, Alonzo earl. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic posters to come out of WW I. This poster features a prodigious and quite striking Red Cross nurse cradling a wounded soldier on a stretcher, with pleading eyes staring into the distance. Above and..... More
Paris: 1751. Louis-Jacques Goussier, engraved by Robert Bénard. 1st Edition. Beautiful 1751 French copperplate engraving illustrating the complexities of 18th-century ship building From the "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers", edited by Denis & Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Published in Paris, France... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A GORGEOUS Original WWII 1945 War Bond Poster featuring a monumental SANTA CLAUS in SOLDIERS HELMET urging Americans to get their packages destined for the Pacific Theatre in the mail early. This vibrant poster advertises services provided by the military..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A beautiful original WW II War Bonds Poster featuring the iconic image of U.S. Marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima while battle raged all around them. The poster was used to raise money..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A stunning vibrant original WW II propaganda poster, appealing to the American people to help with harvesting crops to ensure troops get the most, highest quality food as quickly as possible. This beautiful piece is nearly flawless, with just a...... More
Washington, DC: Neale Co., 1900. 1st Edition. 8o. One of the more important first-hand Civil War navy histories, written by one of its more important participants. Kell served aboard both Confederate Navy vessels "Alabama' and 'Sumter' under the Confederate Navy's most accomplished Captain, Marylander Raphael Semmes and participated in..... More
New York: United States Printing and Lithograph Co., 1918. Young, Ellsworth. 1st Edition. A beautiful original WW I propaganda poster by iconic early 20th-century illustrator Ellsworth Young, who go on to create artwork for the Works progress Administration under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The poster depicts a German soldier..... More
Field Camps in Virginia: 1864-1865. Two original 1864 and 1865 MARYLAND CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY CHAPLAIN Requisition Forms, submitted by Arthur Brickman, a U.S. Army Chaplain for the 3rd Maryland Infantry and the 1st Maryland cavalry. The 1864 document is for a horse for use in the field in..... More
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Amsterdam: Nicolaas Goetzee, 1749. 1st Edition. An uncommonly nice and beautiful example of this scarce 18th-century map of the 'Old World' showing the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa divided among the sons of Noah. The continental outlines are shown according to 18th century knowledge, with interiors reflecting..... More